South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-07-29


the probabilities were all in her favor
II it was true that either Of the servant.
had committed the robberies, il VIA,
likewise true that they had covered thei,
tracks so well that we had no hopes o;
making an arrest. worked on the cas-
three weeks, and then abandoned il
Mrs Williams seemed much more dis
appointed than her husband over my
failure, and she shed tears of vexatior
when informed that was to drop the
case, or at least to cease active work ]
meant to keep the butler and chamber.
maid under surveillance for a time
longer, but could not promise that any
thing would come of it.
The third day after this, Fate played
me a curious trick. / had dropped into
family restaurant for plate of oysters,
and not caring to have corners and goers
study my face, went up stairs to be
served in one of the little rooms or stalls.
l had devoured my oysters and drunk my
coffee when lady and gentleman en-
tered the next stall on the right, and il
wasn't ten seconds before l recognized
Mrs. Williams voice. The mans iden-
tity also soon established by his tones.
He was handsome, dissipated chap
named Raynor, known in all the clubs as
a great spendthrift, and reported to the
police as reckless gambler. The pair
were scarcely seated i'm the stall when
the lady said.
''Will, l can do no more for YOU.
have robbed myself, stolen from my
husband, and perjured myself to the
officers to help you out of your troubles.
You are no sooner ont of one trou-
BILE than you bring another upon your
self,
SOFTLY, sister Nell, softly!n chided
the man. II have always been kind to
You. | have always been the best
brother in the world Give me chance.
was horribly in debt You have come
to my aid in IA grand way, and God will
bless you for it,
Hush, Will, God cannot bless me
for stealing from my husband to pay
your gambling debts. Do you know
the value of that package gave YOU the
night you came and threatened to COM
nit suicidc?"
about $4,000, / believe, and it
helped me out of three or four bad
scrapes."
And thought it wasionly 5000! Oh.
brother, / am afraid you are down to
ruin"
pooh. pooh! Nell, l am no worse
than hundreds of others who are sowing
their wild oats. Make a raise of n couple
of thousand for me this week, and I'll
go to Europe and remain away until 1
can steady down"
81 cannot do it. / can't even raise
$50"
But you must. It's either Europe for
me or bullet through my head
With that walked in on the pair. A
few words had made the case ms plain rs
day. While it was .'all in the family. ~
as the saying is, and while there was no
probability that the dissolute brother
would be punished, | did not rest until
he had been taken into Williams's pres
ence and made to confess all. The vic
tim had no desire to resort to the courts.
but he was man of considerable temper,
and his remarks were anything but com
plimentary. / left the house in company
with the brother, and as we gained the
walk he asked:
do you think the old man would
shell out couple of thousand for me?"
You must be crazy / replied.
Then the game is up, and here's
good-by to you" he exclaimed, and be-
fore could lift hand he had pulled n
pistol and sent bullet into his head.
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